Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17-205a-1

Current through October 16, 2024

Section 17-205a-1 - Definitions

As used in §§ 17-205a-1 to 17-205a-3, inclusive:

(a) "Ambulance" means a motor vehicle specifically designed to carry patients which is in compliance with regulations adopted by the Department of Health Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services;

(b) "Department" means the Department of Mental Health, 90 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115;

(c) "Expenses" means the allowable and reasonable costs incurred in the transportation of patients under these regulations as determined by appropriate state and/or federal agencies;

(d) "Emergency certificate" means a certificate signed by a physician under § 17-183 of the general statutes or a certificate signed by an eligible person under § 17-155x of the general statutes;

(e) "Invalid coach" means a vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of non-ambulatory patients to or from a medical facility or the patient's home in non-emergency situations or utilized in emergency situations as a backup vehicle when insufficient emergency vehicles exist;

(f) "Licensed public treatment facility" means a treatment agency operating under the direction and control of the department, or providing treatment under chapter 304c through a contract with the department under subsection (f) of section 17-155q, and meeting the standards prescribed in and licensed under the provisions of section 17-227;

(g) "Necessary" means the authorities at the sending facility have determined that such transportation is needed or, in the case of voluntary patients, the patient has requested such transportation (verification of necessity by the receiving facility may be required by the department);

(h) "Provide" means any person, corporation or organization which provides transportation to persons requiring it under section 17-205a and includes any person, corporation or organization which provides payment to the transporter in expectation or reimbursement from the patient;

(i) "State-operated facility" means those hospitals or other facilities providing treatment for mentally disordered adults which are operated in whole or in part by the Department of Mental Health. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, Connecticut Valley Hospital, Norwich Hospital, Fairfield Hills Hospital, the Connecticut Mental Health Center, the Whiting Forensic Institute, Blue Hills Hospital, Ribicoff Research Center, the DuBois Day Treatment Center, Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, and the Bridgeport Mental Health Center, but shall not include those portions of such facilities transferred to the Department of Children and Youth Services for the purpose of consolidation of children's services.

(j) "Transportation" means transporting a person in an ambulance, an invalid coach or other suitable mode of transportation;

(k) "Voluntary patient" means any person who is a patient at a state-operated facility at his own request; any person who wishes emergency treatment for conditions defined in § 17-183 of a state-operated facility; or any person subject to a commitment order under this chapter who has left the state-operated facility without permission and wishes to return.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17-205a-1

Effective June 25, 1979